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Posted at 05:57 PM ET, 05/23/2013

Fox News's Roger Ailes responds to Justice Dept. investigation
By Erik Wemple
The network chief's memo to his staff today shows why he has such a loyal workforce.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:57 PM ET, 05/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Roger Ailes

Posted at 05:44 PM ET, 05/23/2013

New York Times poaches Politico's Jonathan Martin
By Erik Wemple
Departure could prompt a deficit of deep dives at the Rosslyn-based news site.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:44 PM ET, 05/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Jonathan Martin, New York Times, Politico

Posted at 04:18 PM ET, 05/22/2013

The Benghazi approach to government transparency
By Erik Wemple
Really want to smoke out government secrets? The Benghazi story suggests an approach.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:18 PM ET, 05/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, Benghazi, CIA, Fox News, White House

Posted at 11:42 AM ET, 05/22/2013

Obama will be worse than Nixon on press freedom: Former NYT lawyer
By Erik Wemple
Former lawyer for the New York Times says that the president wants to "criminalize the reporting of national security information."

By Erik Wemple  |  11:42 AM ET, 05/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  leak investigations, New York Times, President Nixon, President Obama

Posted at 08:44 AM ET, 05/22/2013

Fox News commentator denounces Democratic-scandal journalism
By Erik Wemple
Let's do something on the political dimensions of the scandal!

By Erik Wemple  |  08:44 AM ET, 05/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, bernard Goldberg, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, New York Times

Posted at 05:44 PM ET, 05/21/2013

What the media can learn from drug dealers
By Erik Wemple
How are media companies reacting to the Justice Department probes? Perhaps they should take the advice of a federal judge.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:44 PM ET, 05/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Department of Justice

Posted at 06:18 PM ET, 05/20/2013

MSNBC's Chris Hayes attacks "braaahzen intransigence"
By Erik Wemple
"All In" with Chris Hayes: Brainy liberalism, novel English pronunciation.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:18 PM ET, 05/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Chris Hayes, MSNBC

Posted at 02:49 PM ET, 05/20/2013

Fox News: Blindsided by Rosen investigation?
By Erik Wemple
How did the Washington Post scoop Fox News on Fox News?

By Erik Wemple  |  02:49 PM ET, 05/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Stephen kim, Washington Post

Posted at 12:25 PM ET, 05/19/2013

AP lawyer: 'We're not going to go away'
By Erik Wemple
The Associated Press is determined to fight back against the Justice Department's seizure of phone records, its lawyer says.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:25 PM ET, 05/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Associated Press, Justice Department, phone records

Posted at 05:48 PM ET, 05/17/2013

IRS scandal: Peggy Noonan vs. Nate Silver
By Erik Wemple
Watch out, columnists: Nate Silver is watching you, and he doesn't have a presidential election to distract him.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:48 PM ET, 05/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Nate Silver, New York Times, Peggy Noonan

Posted at 12:59 PM ET, 05/17/2013

Carney: No 'scandals' here
By Erik Wemple
This is merely "inappropriate behavior" that doesn't reach the level of scandal, says the White House press secretary.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:59 PM ET, 05/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 05/17/2013

Politico's self-promo backfires
By Erik Wemple
Why did Politico pursue an ad with a top congressional staffer?

By Erik Wemple  |  09:00 AM ET, 05/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitch McConnell, Politico, Roll Call

Posted at 01:12 PM ET, 05/16/2013

Dan Rather focuses on Republican obstructionism
By Erik Wemple
Politics! Implications for 2014! Hillary Clinton's chances! And other ways to avoid addressing the nitty-gritty of today's issues.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:12 PM ET, 05/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Benghazi, Dan Rather, Hillary Rodham Clinton, IRS

Posted at 08:32 AM ET, 05/16/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly: AP has been 'exceedingly kind' to President Obama
By Erik Wemple
Hammer AP on the one hand, use its content on the other: Fox News!

By Erik Wemple  |  08:32 AM ET, 05/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Associated Press, Fox News

Posted at 02:25 PM ET, 05/15/2013

Media Matters denies involvement in Justice-AP talking points
By Erik Wemple
A sister organization created a pro-administration blog post on the AP subpoenas, it claims.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:25 PM ET, 05/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Associated Press, Eric Holder, Justice Department, Media Matters

Posted at 02:18 PM ET, 05/15/2013

GOP rep to Holder: AP was 'amenable' to cooperation, so why blindside them?
By Erik Wemple
A good question: The Associated Press showed a willingness to cooperate with the national security imperatives of the United States. So why the secret subpoena?

By Erik Wemple  |  02:18 PM ET, 05/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Associated Press, bob goodlatte, Eric Holder

Posted at 08:21 AM ET, 05/15/2013

Maddow on DOJ v. AP: 'This fight is inevitable'
By Erik Wemple
The Constitution takes sides on media freedom, notes the MSNBC host.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:21 AM ET, 05/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Justice Department, Rachel Maddow

Posted at 05:56 PM ET, 05/14/2013

Fox Newsers nominate themselves for Benghazi awards
By Erik Wemple
Surely Fox News has done a lot of reporting on Benghazi. Does that mean it deserves some big award?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:56 PM ET, 05/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, President Obama

Posted at 01:52 PM ET, 05/14/2013

CNN cites ABC News, Weekly Standard for inaccurate Benghazi reports
By Erik Wemple
A White House official may not have been as partial to the State Department as previous reports suggested. Does that matter?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:52 PM ET, 05/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, Benghazi, CNN, Weekly Standard

Posted at 08:53 AM ET, 05/14/2013

AP subpoena: Journo says he lost sources in 2001 case
By Erik Wemple
Former AP reporter John Solomon says sources "went cold" on him after the Justice Department secretly subpoenaed his home phone records.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:53 AM ET, 05/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John Solomon, Justice Department

Posted at 05:13 PM ET, 05/13/2013

AP: Government subpoenaed journalists' phone records
By Erik Wemple
Cell phone lines, home lines and office lines all subject to probe.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:13 PM ET, 05/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Associated Press, Justice Department, phone records

Posted at 02:03 PM ET, 05/13/2013

Benghazi: What keeps this story alive?
By Erik Wemple
So what keeps the story alive for the media?

By Erik Wemple  |  02:03 PM ET, 05/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, CBS News, President Obama

Posted at 11:50 AM ET, 05/13/2013

Fox News's Karl Rove cheap-shots Weekly Standard
By Erik Wemple
Political guru claims his FREE-to-watch ad has more views than Weekly Standard has PAID subscribers.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:50 AM ET, 05/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Karl Rove, Weekly Standard

Posted at 05:34 PM ET, 05/10/2013

Chris Cuomo: The no-Tsarnaev anchor
By Erik Wemple
Newsman cites issues with copycatting, giving too much publicity to murderers.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:34 PM ET, 05/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Chris Cuomo, CNN, dzhokhar tsarnaev, tamerlan tsarnaev

Posted at 08:28 AM ET, 05/10/2013

Fox News guy: MSNBC is a PR firm
By Erik Wemple
The cable-news ideological chasm -- example 2,345.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:28 AM ET, 05/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, MSNBC

Posted at 09:51 AM ET, 05/09/2013

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell hearts Hillary Clinton on Benghazi
By Erik Wemple

By Erik Wemple  |  09:51 AM ET, 05/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Hillary Clinton, Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC

Posted at 02:20 PM ET, 05/08/2013

Benghazi whistleblower hearing: A grand public service
By Erik Wemple
Journalists and official reports have attempted to piece together the events of Benghazi. None of it has been as compelling as one whistleblower's story.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:20 PM ET, 05/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Darrell Issa

Posted at 08:33 AM ET, 05/08/2013

Rachel Maddow pans PolitiFact, again
By Erik Wemple
The Truth-O-Meter drives the MSNBC host bonkers. Over and over and over.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:33 AM ET, 05/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Martina Navratilova, PolitiFact, Rachel Maddow

Posted at 05:32 PM ET, 05/07/2013

Behind the Howard Kurtz-Lauren Ashburn connection at CNN
By Erik Wemple
Records show that Howard Kurtz was Lauren Ashburn's ticket to air time on CNN. Why should we care?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:32 PM ET, 05/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Daily Beast, Howard Kurtz

Posted at 04:57 PM ET, 05/07/2013

Why can't Fox News's Megyn Kelly replace 'Hannity'?
By Erik Wemple
There's a prime-time contractual traffic jam at Fox News. Any room for Megyn Kelly?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:57 PM ET, 05/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Megyn Kelly, Sean Hannity

Posted at 11:04 AM ET, 05/07/2013

Hannity guest on Benghazi 'stand down': 'sickening and depressing and disgusting'
By Erik Wemple
Congressman blasts decision not to send forces to Benghazi on the morning of Sept. 12.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:04 AM ET, 05/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, Sean Hannity

Posted at 06:28 PM ET, 05/06/2013

Boston Globe scores interview with Obama elbower
By Erik Wemple
Media descended on guy who elbowed the president in a basketball game. "I left," he tells the Boston Globe.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:28 PM ET, 05/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  basketball, President Obama

Posted at 08:08 AM ET, 05/06/2013

CNN's Howard Kurtz and a 'higher standard'
By Erik Wemple
Journalists---even media critics---don't like to be confronted with their errors.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:08 AM ET, 05/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Howard Kurtz

Posted at 06:05 PM ET, 05/03/2013

Man bites dog!
By Erik Wemple
But how does a newspaper confirm that?

By Erik Wemple  |  06:05 PM ET, 05/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Des Moines Register, dogs

Posted at 08:14 AM ET, 05/03/2013

MSNBC's Chris Hayes torches American 'gun culture'
By Erik Wemple
Chris Hayes has an enormous problem with a 5-year-old having his own lethal weapon

By Erik Wemple  |  08:14 AM ET, 05/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Caroline Sparks, Chris Hayes, MSNBC

Posted at 03:32 PM ET, 05/02/2013

Howard Kurtz is gone from Daily Beast [Updated]
By Erik Wemple
Longtime Washington media critic loses his primary journalistic perch.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:32 PM ET, 05/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Daily Beast, Howard Kurtz

Posted at 02:41 PM ET, 05/02/2013

Howard Kurtz, media critic, takes own medicine
By Erik Wemple
When you criticize media for a living, you have to embrace retractions.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:41 PM ET, 05/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Daily Beast, Howard Kurtz, jason collins

Posted at 08:49 AM ET, 05/02/2013

Fox News: O'Reilly vs. Hannity on Muslims
By Erik Wemple
Guess who carried on a nice and civil conversation about Muslims, and who didn't.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:49 AM ET, 05/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Muslims, Pew research center, Sean Hannity

Posted at 04:17 PM ET, 05/01/2013

L.A. Times staffers: Keep your hands down!
By Erik Wemple
Don't quit now.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:17 PM ET, 05/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Koch Brothers, Los Angeles Times

Posted at 09:28 AM ET, 05/01/2013

Allbritton exploring sale of TV assets
By Erik Wemple
Move would re-commit company to Politico

By Erik Wemple  |  09:28 AM ET, 05/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Allbritton Communications Co., Politico, WJLA

Posted at 08:32 AM ET, 05/01/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly accuses Tsarnaevs of 'gaming' public assistance
By Erik Wemple
Bill O'Reilly asks why the Tsarnaev patriarch couldn't earn a good living. Read the newspapers!

By Erik Wemple  |  08:32 AM ET, 05/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Boston bombings, Boston marathon bombings, dzhokhar tsarnaev, Fox News, tamerlan tsarnaev, The O'Reilly Factor

Posted at 05:15 PM ET, 04/30/2013

Father of New York Post ‘Bag Man’ seeks legal counsel
By Erik Wemple
Family life upended by photograph on the front cover of the New York Post

By Erik Wemple  |  05:15 PM ET, 04/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston bombings, Boston marathon bombings, New York Post

Posted at 01:47 PM ET, 04/30/2013

President Obama needs to watch more Fox News
By Erik Wemple
If he did, he'd be quite familiar with the case of the Benghazi whistleblowers.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:47 PM ET, 04/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, State Department

Posted at 10:11 AM ET, 04/30/2013

CNN labels new morning program
By Erik Wemple
"New Day" is the name of CNN's 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. product.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:11 AM ET, 04/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN

Posted at 06:41 PM ET, 04/29/2013

Fox News explores scandalous parallels between Benghazi and Boston
By Erik Wemple
Fox News bites on a comparison between Boston and Benghazi, both of which begin with "B."

By Erik Wemple  |  06:41 PM ET, 04/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Boston marathon bombings, Fox News

Posted at 05:28 PM ET, 04/26/2013

Can Politico spot gender issues?
By Erik Wemple
Anonymous staffers will give you a story about any newsroom in the country.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:28 PM ET, 04/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Politico, sexism

Posted at 07:59 AM ET, 04/26/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly raps NBC News over terrorism
By Erik Wemple

By Erik Wemple  |  07:59 AM ET, 04/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Boston marathon bombings, Charles Krauthammer, Fox News

Posted at 08:54 AM ET, 04/25/2013

Fox News's Bob Beckel proposes stopping Muslim students--and he's a liberal!
By Erik Wemple
A Fox News liberal breaks with orthodoxy; Fox News loves it.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:54 AM ET, 04/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Bob Beckel, Boston bombings

Posted at 11:47 AM ET, 04/24/2013

Benghazi report challenges Fox News scoops
By Erik Wemple
More official word challenging a resounding Oct. 26 story about Benghazi by Fox News.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:47 AM ET, 04/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, House of representatives

Posted at 08:34 AM ET, 04/24/2013

CNN's Morgan chats up released ricin suspect
By Erik Wemple
How strange can America be? A seven-minute CNN interview has the answer.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:34 AM ET, 04/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Paul Kevin Curtis, Piers Morgan, Ricin

Posted at 01:23 PM ET, 04/23/2013

AP: 'That's a bogus tweet'
By Erik Wemple
The AP tweets a breaking story that isn't a breaking story at all. "Bogus," says spokesman.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:23 PM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Obama, White House

Posted at 08:19 AM ET, 04/23/2013

Jon Stewart skewers CNN (yet again)
By Erik Wemple
The “best” of the network's literally breathless Friday morning coverage.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:19 AM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston bombings, Boston marathon bombings, CNN

Posted at 08:17 PM ET, 04/22/2013

Young men, please sue the New York Post
By Erik Wemple
There are only so many countermeasures against the sort of treatment that the New York Post accorded to two Boston-area young men. One of them is a whopping civil suit.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:17 PM ET, 04/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston bombings, Boston marathon, col allan, New York Post, Rupert Murdoch

Posted at 09:43 AM ET, 04/22/2013

Boston bombings: To combat terrorism, we must understand terrorists
By Erik Wemple
Write about the victms, yes. But news organizations must dig deep on the lives of the Tsarnaev brothers.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:43 AM ET, 04/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston bombings, Boston marathon bombings, dzhokhar tsarnaev, tamerlan tsanaev

Posted at 03:04 PM ET, 04/19/2013

Ruslan Tsarni, media maven
By Erik Wemple
How many folks can master the media the way the suspects’ uncle did?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:04 PM ET, 04/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston marathon bombings, Ruslan Tsarni

Posted at 01:48 PM ET, 04/18/2013

New York Post builds bridge between rumor and media
By Erik Wemple
The New York Post publishes a photograph in which federal investigators are interested. And so what?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:48 PM ET, 04/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston bombings, Boston marathon, New York Post

Posted at 06:04 PM ET, 04/17/2013

FBI statement to haunt CNN, AP, others
By Erik Wemple
Just how many sources did the Associated Press rely on for its erroneous report of an arrest in the Boston marathon case?

By Erik Wemple  |  06:04 PM ET, 04/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Boston bombings, Boston marathon, CNN

Posted at 03:37 PM ET, 04/17/2013

CNN's double breakdown: So much for 'abundance of caution'
By Erik Wemple
Why report that a suspect is "dark-skinned"? How does that advance any discussion about the Boston bombings?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:37 PM ET, 04/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston marathon bombings, CNN

Posted at 02:39 PM ET, 04/17/2013

Boston bombings: CNN and AP v. NBC News
By Erik Wemple
The media agree on nothing.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:39 PM ET, 04/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston bombings, CNN, NBC

Posted at 03:39 PM ET, 04/16/2013

Gosnell case: HuffPost host says left 'made a decision' to not cover trial
By Erik Wemple
Bias to blame for the Gosnell non-coverage? Absolutely, says HuffPost Live host.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:39 PM ET, 04/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  huffington post, Kermit gosling, marc lamont hill, media bias

Posted at 06:54 PM ET, 04/15/2013

Kristof on GOP tweet: Not 'one of my classier ones'
By Erik Wemple
New York Times op-ed columnist regrets getting political right after Boston blasts.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:54 PM ET, 04/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston, Boston marathon, Boston marathon explosions, Nicholas Kristof

Posted at 04:51 PM ET, 04/15/2013

Boston explosions: New York Post better have good sources
By Erik Wemple
The Post's casualty count is out of step with that of the rest of the media.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:51 PM ET, 04/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston, Boston explosions, Boston marathon

Posted at 09:23 AM ET, 04/15/2013

Michael Smerconish pushes 'non-ideological' talk radio
By Erik Wemple
Idealistic talk-radio host talks up virtues of up-the-middle commentary.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:23 AM ET, 04/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Michael Smerconish, talk radio

Posted at 08:32 PM ET, 04/12/2013

In the Kermit Gosnell case, conservative watchdogs rattle the mainstream media's cage
By Erik Wemple
OPINION | Complaints about trial’s coverage have gone mainstream, with the help of NewsBusters.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:32 PM ET, 04/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  abortion, Brent Bozell, Kermit Grosnell, Media Research Center, Washington Post

Posted at 05:45 PM ET, 04/12/2013

Washington Post pledges Gosnell coverage
By Erik Wemple
Large metro daily regrets having failed to send a reporter to the Philadelphia trial.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:45 PM ET, 04/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Kermit Gosnell, Martin Baron, Washington Post

Posted at 02:36 PM ET, 04/12/2013

Gosnell case and mainstream media: Answers, please? (UPDATED)
By Erik Wemple
Will editors please talk to the Erik Wemple Blog about their coverage decisions in the Kermit Gosnell case?

By Erik Wemple  |  02:36 PM ET, 04/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  abortion, Kermit Gosnell

Posted at 04:12 PM ET, 04/10/2013

MSNBC's Maddow asserts 'rivalry' with Fox News
By Erik Wemple
Yes, the cable networks compete. But do they have a bona fide rivalry?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:12 PM ET, 04/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, ratings

Posted at 11:38 AM ET, 04/10/2013

Donald Trump lambastes media for 'false' stories, specifies none
By Erik Wemple
Mastering the art of bashing the media without bashing a single media outlet.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:38 AM ET, 04/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Donald Trump, Media

Posted at 07:47 AM ET, 04/10/2013

Fox News, please stop promoting MSNBC!
By Erik Wemple
Ten minutes and 55 seconds: That's how long "The Five" spent discussing an MSNBC ad.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:47 AM ET, 04/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC, Roger Ailes

Posted at 05:43 PM ET, 04/09/2013

McConnell tape: Judd statement needs context
By Erik Wemple
Yes, Ashley Judd may take a shot or two at Mitch McConnell over that Mother Jones tape. An appropriately caveated shot, that is.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:43 PM ET, 04/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ashley judd, Mitch McConnell, Mother Jones

Posted at 03:56 PM ET, 04/09/2013

How did Mother Jones obtain McConnell tape?
By Erik Wemple
If Mother Jones didn't assist in creating the recording of the Mitch McConnell strategy session, it's okay under the law.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:56 PM ET, 04/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitch McConnell, Mother Jones

Posted at 01:46 PM ET, 04/09/2013

Mother Jones: Tape wasn't 'Watergate-style'
By Erik Wemple
Mother Jones says it wasn't involved in making the tape of the Mitch McConnell brainstorming session.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:46 PM ET, 04/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitch McConnell

Posted at 11:28 AM ET, 04/09/2013

Scarborough: NRA 'too busy' for 'Morning Joe'
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC program gives NRA chance to chat with Joe Biden; NRA declines. "They don't want to debate," says host Joe Scarborough.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:28 AM ET, 04/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Joe Biden, Morning Joe, National Rifle Association, NRA

Posted at 08:52 AM ET, 04/09/2013

Ben Carson criticizes media
By Erik Wemple
Who's to say news outlets aren't listening to Ben Carson?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:52 AM ET, 04/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ben Carson, Sean Hannity

Posted at 03:35 PM ET, 04/08/2013

Hillary Clinton's hair: Fair game or prejudicial?
By Erik Wemple
Should the media ever write about the appearance of female political candidates? Maybe not, says study.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:35 PM ET, 04/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Chris Christie, Hillary Rodham Clinton, women

Posted at 10:10 AM ET, 04/08/2013

Revenue down 2 percent? We'll take it!
By Erik Wemple
Newspapers are doing a little less poorly thanks in part to their success in getting people who read them to pay up.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:10 AM ET, 04/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Newspapers, revenue

Posted at 04:09 PM ET, 03/30/2013

Media biased against traditional marriage, says advocate
By Erik Wemple
Traditional-marriage proponents have a lot of complaints about the media.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:09 PM ET, 03/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Brian Brown, gay marriage, national organization for marriage, same-sex marriage

Posted at 04:14 PM ET, 03/27/2013

Sarah Palin turns the tables on media
By Erik Wemple
Outlets from MSNBC to Politico to Wall Street Journal play a supporting role in her killer new video.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:14 PM ET, 03/27/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Sarah Palin

Posted at 02:57 PM ET, 03/27/2013

Fox News all day: Hard, and conservative
By Erik Wemple
No question: Fox News does a ton of hard news during its daytime programming. But its "objective" coverage also tilts rightward fairly often.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:57 PM ET, 03/27/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Pew research center, Roger Ailes

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 03/27/2013

Hannity: Obama 'living larger than anybody I've ever seen'
By Erik Wemple
Bored? Watch Austan Goolsbee and Sean Hannity go at it. They mix well.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:00 AM ET, 03/27/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Austan Goolsbee, President Obama, Sean Hannity

Posted at 05:38 PM ET, 03/26/2013

Rupert Murdoch should ignore Michael Bloomberg
By Erik Wemple
Don't mess with the News Corp. boss's media-consumption habits. They're proven to create wealth.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:38 PM ET, 03/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Michael Bloomberg, Rupert Murdoch, Twitter

Posted at 05:00 PM ET, 03/26/2013

Roger Ailes's biographer definitely not 'authorized'!
By Erik Wemple
What's an authorized biography, and has Zev Chafets written one?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:00 PM ET, 03/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Roger Ailes, Zev Chafets

Posted at 08:03 AM ET, 03/26/2013

Mother of slain baby on CNN: 'I just hope that the shooter dies'
By Erik Wemple
Sometimes spellbinding television springs from the simplest of requests.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:03 AM ET, 03/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Piers Morgan, Sherry West

Posted at 04:12 PM ET, 03/22/2013

Did Daily Caller pay to frame Menendez?
By Erik Wemple
More slime flying in Menendez-prostitution story. This time, it's washing up on the shores of the Daily Caller. What goes around comes around.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:12 PM ET, 03/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Daily Caller, Robert Menendez, Washington Post

Posted at 12:26 PM ET, 03/22/2013

Huffington Post deletes anti-Wal-Mart comments
By Erik Wemple
What's with the Huffington Post and Wal-Mart?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:26 PM ET, 03/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  huffington post, walmart

Posted at 03:12 PM ET, 03/21/2013

Michele Bachmann has found a winning media strategy: Run!
By Erik Wemple
Michele Bachmann is learning the perils of sitting with the media to explain herself.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:12 PM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, michele bachmann

Posted at 08:15 AM ET, 03/21/2013

CNN, speak up on Steubenville
By Erik Wemple
Time to say something about Steubenville, CNN.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:15 AM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, steubenville

Posted at 04:02 PM ET, 03/20/2013

Fox News's Roger Ailes backtracks on error rate
By Erik Wemple
Roger Ailes moves the goalposts on his network's allegedly clean error rate.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:02 PM ET, 03/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Roger Ailes

Posted at 07:41 AM ET, 03/20/2013

Fox News contributor Krauthammer disses MSNBC
By Erik Wemple
Bill O'Reilly complains that it's tough to get objective information "out there" these days.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:41 AM ET, 03/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Charles Krauthammer, Fox News, MSNBC

Posted at 04:49 PM ET, 03/19/2013

The media's Iraq War failure
By Erik Wemple
Knight-Ridder journalists who were skeptical of the administration's case for war say they had trouble interesting papers from their own chain in their work.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:49 PM ET, 03/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Iraq war, Knight-Ridder, Media

Posted at 01:33 PM ET, 03/19/2013

Washington Examiner bagging local coverage
By Erik Wemple
After eight years, the publication will give up on daily publication in June, shifting to a weekly cycle.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:33 PM ET, 03/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Washington Examiner

Posted at 08:22 AM ET, 03/19/2013

CNN rape trial coverage: Lawyer for victim also emotional
By Erik Wemple
CNN wants you to know that someone else shares Poppy Harlow's take on the courtroom atmosphere in the Steubenville case.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:22 AM ET, 03/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Poppy Harlow, steubenville

Posted at 01:33 PM ET, 03/18/2013

CNN no-comments outcry over breaking coverage of rape verdict
By Erik Wemple
Won't talk about whether it agrees that breaking-news coverage of guilty verdict skewed toward sympathy for perpetrators of rape.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:33 PM ET, 03/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Candy Crowley, CNN, rape, steubenville

Posted at 09:55 AM ET, 03/18/2013

CNN is getting hammered for Steubenville coverage
By Erik Wemple
Backlash against network for breaking news coverage that's heavy on sympathy for boys found guilty in high-profile rape case.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:55 AM ET, 03/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, rape, steubenville

Posted at 03:12 PM ET, 03/17/2013

CPAC'ers to Fox News: Don't go changing
By Erik Wemple
This blog and other media critics were all over the Dick Morris and Karl Rove stories. Did anyone else care?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:12 PM ET, 03/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CPAC, Fox News

Posted at 07:32 AM ET, 03/15/2013

Signing off, Ed Schultz says 'we're going to build those hours'
By Erik Wemple
Cable host pledges quixotic quest to make Saturday and Sunday dinnertime programming the best hours in cable news.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:32 AM ET, 03/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ed Schultz, MSNBC

Posted at 12:47 PM ET, 03/14/2013

MSNBC knocks Ed Schultz from prime time
By Erik Wemple
Competitiveness, principle, personality, bluster and bombast have gotten Schultz quite a ways. They also may have limited the guy.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:47 PM ET, 03/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:01 PM ET, 03/13/2013

Michael Moore predicts release of Newtown crime-scene photos
By Erik Wemple
Michael Moore says that someone will leak the Newtown crime-scene photos and that some media outlet that publishes them will face a boycott. Correct on that last part, at least.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:01 PM ET, 03/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Michael Moore, Newtown, NRA

Posted at 08:08 AM ET, 03/13/2013

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow rips Paul Ryan over '12 CNBC appearance
By Erik Wemple
Lawmaker said the 2012 election would present a choice for the public, that the winner would determine how key policies would play out.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:08 AM ET, 03/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  budget, Paul Ryan, Rachel Maddow

Posted at 05:45 PM ET, 03/12/2013

Journos: Never call someone 'elderly'
By Erik Wemple
You can call amorphous groups of people 'elderly.' But an individual? Don't go there, pal.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:45 PM ET, 03/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Associated Press, NPR

Posted at 03:18 PM ET, 03/12/2013

Were FishbowlDC's 'Wendy Wednesday' posts just a joke?
By Erik Wemple
Lawyers for FishbowlDC are asserting a number of defenses against a suit filed by a D.C.-area publicist. Will any of them work?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:18 PM ET, 03/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  FishbowlDC

Posted at 07:56 AM ET, 03/12/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly raises specter of American 'depression'
By Erik Wemple
Had enough of Bill O'Reilly on federal spending? Then don't tune in this week.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:56 AM ET, 03/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, President Obama

Posted at 04:57 PM ET, 03/11/2013

Paul Krugman's phony bankruptcy: a history
By Erik Wemple
A Daily Currant piece duped one person, then another, then another. That's how satire gets distributed today.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:57 PM ET, 03/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston.com, Breitbart.com, Paul Krugman

Posted at 12:25 AM ET, 11/07/2012

Fox News disputes its own Ohio call
By Erik Wemple
Karl Rove mutinies over Ohio vote count.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:25 AM ET, 11/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox news karl rove ohio, fox news karl rove ohio obama romney, fox news ohio vote totals romney, fox news karl rove

Posted at 08:13 AM ET, 10/31/2012

O’Reilly calls himself a ‘punk’
By Erik Wemple
Bill O’Reilly chides himself as a ‘punk’

By Erik Wemple  |  08:13 AM ET, 10/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bill o'reilly fox news, bill o'reilly fox news bernie goldberg mitt romney, bill o'reilly fox news

Posted at 12:08 PM ET, 10/24/2012

Obama campaign and Des Moines Register: A form of quote approval
By Erik Wemple
Obama campaign and the Des Moines Register: A form of quote approval.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:08 PM ET, 10/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  obama campaign des moines register, obama campaign off the record des moines register, obama interview des moines register, obama campaign des moines, obama

Posted at 09:00 PM ET, 09/26/2012

Three reasons why Newt Gingrich is pundit extraordinaire
By Erik Wemple
Newt Gingrich shows CNN why he’s a first-rate commentator

By Erik Wemple  |  09:00 PM ET, 09/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, newt gingrich, republican debates, cnn, joe jons, pundit

Posted at 03:50 PM ET, 09/20/2012

NBC News and Obama redistribution video: Trust but verify
By Erik Wemple
NBC News, not accepting human authentication

By Erik Wemple  |  03:50 PM ET, 09/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  NBC, CBS, ABC, fareed zakaria, president obama, redistribution, washington post, drudge report, slow, authentication, video

Posted at 07:15 PM ET, 09/18/2012

Sununu: ‘Liberal media’ turning a ‘wart’ into ‘giant cancer’
By Erik Wemple
A Romney surrogate says the nominee recognizes distortionary role of ‘liberal media.’

By Erik Wemple  |  07:15 PM ET, 09/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  megyn kelly, mitt romney, fox news, wart, giant cancer

Posted at 04:35 PM ET, 09/05/2012

Fact-checking: CNN claims it’s the only cable outlet ‘that hasn’t picked sides’
By Erik Wemple
CNN says fact-checking is possible under its roof

By Erik Wemple  |  04:35 PM ET, 09/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 08/23/2012

Networks hype Akin, with good reason: Mediology, Aug. 23
By Erik Wemple
Are the networks giving too much attention to Akin?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:00 AM ET, 08/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  todd akin, newsbusters, joe biden, equivalency, nbc, cbs, abc, media matters for america, new york times

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 08/21/2012

Piers Morgan: Akin ‘a gutless little twerp’
By Erik Wemple
Why you want a tabloid veteran running your talk show.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:00 AM ET, 08/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  piers morgan, cnn, todd akin, gutless little twerp, legitimate rape

Posted at 08:45 AM ET, 08/20/2012

Why not make ‘Entertainment Tonight’ the official White House media organ?
By Erik Wemple
Let’s just make ‘ET’ the official White House press organ.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:45 AM ET, 08/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  stephanie cutter, president obama, jim acosta, cnn, state of the union, entertainment tonight, people magazine, nancy o'dell

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 08/19/2012

Touré and MSNBC — cheating viewers
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC starts a controversy, then backs out in 12 seconds.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:30 PM ET, 08/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  toure, mitt romney, president obama, niggerization, nbc, msnbc, the cycle

Posted at 03:15 PM ET, 08/15/2012

No more TBD.com
By Erik Wemple
TBD.com is gone for good

By Erik Wemple  |  03:15 PM ET, 08/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  tbd.com, jim brady, bill lord, dead

Posted at 01:00 PM ET, 08/15/2012

Wired sticks with liar, fabricator
By Erik Wemple
What is Wired thinking?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:00 PM ET, 08/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  wired, jonah lehrer, fabrication, new yorker, imagine, contract, features

Posted at 10:10 AM ET, 08/15/2012

Media news derivatives: Aug. 15
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for Aug. 15

By Erik Wemple  |  10:10 AM ET, 08/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  reuters, hacked, fareed zakaria, self, lucy danziger, michael calderone, huffington post, buzzfeed, ben smith, new york times, mark thompson

Posted at 08:40 AM ET, 07/13/2012

Five reasons why the Boston Globe story blew up
By Erik Wemple
Five guesses as to why the Boston Globe story on Romney went viral.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:40 AM ET, 07/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, boston globe, bain capital, obama campaign, mother jones, tpm

Posted at 06:00 PM ET, 07/11/2012

PolitiFacters respond to ‘weekend dump’ allegations
By Erik Wemple
PolitiFact Virginia says it doesn’t scheme against Republicans

By Erik Wemple  |  06:00 PM ET, 07/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politifact Virginia, republican party of virginia, bias, rulings, rick thornton

Posted at 05:35 PM ET, 07/11/2012

Virginia Republican Party to PolitiFact: Don’t bother ringing!
By Erik Wemple
Virginia GOP won’t be speaking with state PolitiFact reporters

By Erik Wemple  |  05:35 PM ET, 07/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  republican party of virginia, politifact virginia, richmond times-dispatch, fact-checking, bias, rick thornton, dave rexrode

Posted at 01:55 PM ET, 07/11/2012

Virginia Republican Party publishes huge attack paper on PolitiFact
By Erik Wemple
86 pages of critique.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:55 PM ET, 07/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  politifact virginia, virginia republican party, richmond times-dispatch, bias, rulings, truth-o-meter

Posted at 11:10 AM ET, 06/29/2012

CSIS completes de Borchgrave review
By Erik Wemple
CSIS claims to have addressed de Borchgrave issue

By Erik Wemple  |  11:10 AM ET, 06/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  center for strategic and international studies, csis, arnaud de borchgrave, washington times, investigation

Posted at 09:55 AM ET, 06/29/2012

Media news derivatives: June 29
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 29

By Erik Wemple  |  09:55 AM ET, 06/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, cnn, bloomberg tv, bloomberg news, supreme court, huffington post, rupert murdoch, news corp., new york times, wall street journal

Posted at 09:15 AM ET, 06/29/2012

CNN memos promise internal investigations
By Erik Wemple
Network closure on big mistake.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:15 AM ET, 06/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 06/28/2012

Media news derivatives, June 28
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 28

By Erik Wemple  |  09:30 AM ET, 06/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ann curry, today show, new york times, hyperlocal, leak investigations, jack shafer, reuters, news corp. split, news corp, joe williams politico, joe williams suspended

Posted at 11:05 AM ET, 06/27/2012

Politico’s Joe Williams calls out his enemies
By Erik Wemple
Joe Williams goes on the counterattack.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:05 AM ET, 06/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  joe williams, politico, breitbart.com, bill press, mediaite, current tv

Posted at 08:30 AM ET, 06/25/2012

Shadid’s widow said she was ‘mad at journalism’
By Erik Wemple
Video may contextualize allegations regarding Shadid’s death.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:30 AM ET, 06/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  anthony shadid, new york times, syria, nada bakri

Posted at 11:20 AM ET, 06/22/2012

Media news derivatives: June 22
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 22

By Erik Wemple  |  11:20 AM ET, 06/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  karl rove, nancy pelosi, atlantic media, justin smith, fox & friends, politico, joe williams

Posted at 10:30 AM ET, 06/22/2012

Politico suspends reporter
By Erik Wemple
Joe Williams, Politico reporter, suspended for remarks

By Erik Wemple  |  10:30 AM ET, 06/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:30 PM ET, 06/18/2012

New York Times and BuzzFeed: Partners!
By Erik Wemple
What’s the New York Times doing in bed with BuzzFeed?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:30 PM ET, 06/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  buzzfeed, new york times, twitter, video partnership, dick stevenson, new york times, poltiico

Posted at 09:00 PM ET, 06/15/2012

Times-Picayune’s Anderson noncommittal on return
By Erik Wemple
Times-Picayune in a spot

By Erik Wemple  |  09:00 PM ET, 06/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  brett anderson, new orleans times-picayune, food coverage, noncommittal

Posted at 05:30 PM ET, 06/11/2012

Jay Carney asks for it: Context! A special report
By Erik Wemple
Administration urges press corps to include context regarding ‘private sector’ line

By Erik Wemple  |  05:30 PM ET, 06/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 06/07/2012

What’d you say about the queen?
By Erik Wemple
How would you tell your lord that the queen is no longer alive?

By Erik Wemple  |  02:00 PM ET, 06/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:15 AM ET, 06/01/2012

MSNBC plans to ‘revise’ ad for ‘The Ed Show’
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC to tone down activist ad for ‘The Ed Show.’

By Erik Wemple  |  08:15 AM ET, 06/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  msnbc, fox news, "the ed show", ed schultz, wisconsin, scott walker, recall

Posted at 05:20 PM ET, 05/11/2012

What’s a hit piece?
By Erik Wemple
Did WaPo target the young Mitt Romney?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:20 PM ET, 05/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, cranbrook school, washington post, newsbusters, big journalism

Posted at 03:10 PM ET, 04/26/2012

CNN’s Dana Loesch revives the ‘madrassa’ story
By Erik Wemple
Hold on, aren’t we done with the whole ‘madrassa’ thing?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:10 PM ET, 04/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  dana loesch, cnn, president obama, madrassa, media matters for america, marines taliban, urination

Posted at 04:56 PM ET, 04/25/2012

Rupert Murdoch’s Book of Manners
By Erik Wemple
Rupert Murdoch shows he has refined manners.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:56 PM ET, 04/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:56 AM ET, 04/24/2012

Bernard Goldberg on Wemple: Dumb guy
By Erik Wemple
Erik Wemple blogger not among ‘smart’ group of media critics.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:56 AM ET, 04/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bernard goldberg, fox news, erik wemple, media, smart, not smart, not serious, not thoughtful, sadly, ad hominem

Posted at 04:40 PM ET, 03/31/2012

NBC to do ‘internal investigation’ on Zimmerman segment
By Erik Wemple
Did NBC wrong George Zimmerman?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:40 PM ET, 03/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  nbc news, george zimmerman, internal investigation, dispatcher, he looks black

Posted at 01:20 PM ET, 03/09/2012

Limbaugh and Sleep Train part for good
By Erik Wemple
A strange tale

By Erik Wemple  |  01:20 PM ET, 03/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:35 PM ET, 03/07/2012

Domino’s struggles to distance itself from Limbaugh
By Erik Wemple
3,500 times

By Erik Wemple  |  03:35 PM ET, 03/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rush limbaugh, domino's, leland yee, john hlinko, tim mcintyre, sandra fluke

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 03/04/2012

Rush Limbaugh apologizes — for vocabulary
By Erik Wemple
With important qualifier

By Erik Wemple  |  12:00 PM ET, 03/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rush limbaugh, sandra fluke, apology

Posted at 06:00 PM ET, 02/24/2012

National Enquirer: It’s done far worse
By Erik Wemple
Just whose privacy did it invade?

By Erik Wemple  |  06:00 PM ET, 02/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 02/23/2012

The Maddow-PolitiFact clash
By Erik Wemple
And why the harsh words?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:30 PM ET, 02/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:55 PM ET, 02/17/2012

Chelsea Clinton will stay on at NBC
By Erik Wemple
At NBC

By Erik Wemple  |  07:55 PM ET, 02/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  chelsea clinton, new york post, nbc, contract

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 02/15/2012

News media derivatives: Feb. 15
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 15

By Erik Wemple  |  11:00 AM ET, 02/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bill o'reilly, cnn, new york times, kate upton

Posted at 05:20 PM ET, 02/10/2012

President Obama crafts a more effective ‘no comment’
By Erik Wemple
President gets innovative with a media stiff-arm

By Erik Wemple  |  05:20 PM ET, 02/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  president obama, mario monti, contraception

Posted at 09:10 PM ET, 02/02/2012

How ‘Marketplace’ fiasco got started
By Erik Wemple
New America fellow bumps into Leo Webb at Occupy site

By Erik Wemple  |  09:10 PM ET, 02/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  marketplace, retraction, occupy oakland, anne stuhldreher, doug mcgray

Posted at 05:00 PM ET, 02/01/2012

Free Ben Smith!
By Erik Wemple
BuzzFeed editor byline-deprived

By Erik Wemple  |  05:00 PM ET, 02/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:25 PM ET, 01/25/2012

Hey, Romney: Start bashing the media now
By Erik Wemple
He won’t bash the media!

By Erik Wemple  |  03:25 PM ET, 01/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:45 AM ET, 01/23/2012

ABC’s Gingrich story: A late hit?
By Erik Wemple
‘Feels like a late hit.’

By Erik Wemple  |  09:45 AM ET, 01/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:10 PM ET, 01/22/2012

Joe Paterno dies on Sunday, not Saturday
By Erik Wemple
On Jan. 22, not Jan. 21

By Erik Wemple  |  02:10 PM ET, 01/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:10 PM ET, 01/19/2012

Cincinnati anchor goes deep on Paul campaign
By Erik Wemple
Strict constitutionalist TV personality drills in on campaign

By Erik Wemple  |  03:10 PM ET, 01/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:05 PM ET, 01/13/2012

CNN blindly pushes White House talking points on Obama book
By Erik Wemple
It’s obsessed with access question regarding Kantor book on Obamas

By Erik Wemple  |  03:05 PM ET, 01/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:20 PM ET, 01/12/2012

Daily Caller issues sweater-vest correction
By Erik Wemple
On sweater-vest demographic

By Erik Wemple  |  04:20 PM ET, 01/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:45 PM ET, 01/04/2012

MSNBC’s Gary Johnson moment: What happened?
By Erik Wemple
Why rush such a story?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:45 PM ET, 01/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:10 PM ET, 12/29/2011

Sorenson defection provokes Fox’s Kelly
By Erik Wemple
Ship-jumping Iowa state senator gets a grilling on home turf

By Erik Wemple  |  04:10 PM ET, 12/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 12/19/2011

Media news derivatives: Dec. 19
By Erik Wemple
For Dec. 19

By Erik Wemple  |  09:00 AM ET, 12/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:20 PM ET, 12/16/2011

Patch denies losing $100 million
By Erik Wemple
Yes, according to a report; no, according to Patch

By Erik Wemple  |  05:20 PM ET, 12/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:50 AM ET, 11/30/2011

‘Black Cat Bill’: Alive and unwell, contrary to reports
By Erik Wemple
He’s not actually dead

By Erik Wemple  |  11:50 AM ET, 11/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  local

Posted at 09:45 AM ET, 11/16/2011

Sarah Palin on Ron Paul and the media: Don’t whine
By Erik Wemple
Do as I say!

By Erik Wemple  |  09:45 AM ET, 11/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:45 PM ET, 11/08/2011

Limbaugh on Bialek stooping yet lower
By Erik Wemple
And the Bialek smears

By Erik Wemple  |  01:45 PM ET, 11/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:34 PM ET, 11/04/2011

Cain’s ‘brother’ comment: breaking news
By Erik Wemple
Breaking news.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:34 PM ET, 11/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 11/04/2011

Cain campaign, please sue Politico now
By Erik Wemple
Please, oh, please sue Politico

By Erik Wemple  |  12:30 PM ET, 11/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:05 PM ET, 11/03/2011

Cain campaign retraction?
By Erik Wemple
Or a retraction? You be the judge.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:05 PM ET, 11/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:20 AM ET, 10/27/2011

Biden and rape question: Picture?
By Erik Wemple
Misrepresentation? Yes

By Erik Wemple  |  09:20 AM ET, 10/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:20 PM ET, 10/26/2011

Gawker pay-for-links scoop: Journalism is a miserable racket
By Erik Wemple
Goes to show how tough a biz journalism is

By Erik Wemple  |  04:20 PM ET, 10/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:55 AM ET, 10/26/2011

Fox’s Megyn Kelly was right about media smoking rates
By Erik Wemple
Megyn Kelly was on target.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:55 AM ET, 10/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:35 AM ET, 10/26/2011

O’Reilly-Perry: Instaclassic
By Erik Wemple
And here’s why

By Erik Wemple  |  09:35 AM ET, 10/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:20 AM ET, 10/20/2011

Shafer: Leave the newsroom if you feel pressured
By Erik Wemple
Leave the newsroom? Who’s gonna do that?

By Erik Wemple  |  09:20 AM ET, 10/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:20 PM ET, 09/11/2011

Daniel Snyder lawsuit dropped against Washington City Paper
By Erik Wemple
But did the paper’s editors ‘admit’ anything?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:20 PM ET, 09/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:30 PM ET, 09/08/2011

NYT v. Issa: A panoramic view
By Erik Wemple
Getting a grip on a long-standing grudge.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:30 PM ET, 09/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:45 AM ET, 09/07/2011

Media on Obama’s military non-applause: Bias?
By Erik Wemple
Is that a big story?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:45 AM ET, 09/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:22 AM ET, 09/06/2011

No Bachmann-religion confusion here
By Erik Wemple
‘She’s clearly a Christian,’ says one Jewish admirer.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:22 AM ET, 09/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:15 AM ET, 09/06/2011

NPR on Bachmann-Jewish story
By Erik Wemple
NPR features search for elusive sources in weekend feature.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:15 AM ET, 09/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:57 AM ET, 09/02/2011

Michael Vick, the $35 million man
By Erik Wemple
“Guaranteed” to mislead.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:57 AM ET, 09/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 09/02/2011

Bachmann-Jewish story: ‘I haven’t heard that at all’
By Erik Wemple
Are there Jews who perceive Bachmann as Jewish?

By Erik Wemple  |  09:00 AM ET, 09/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:45 AM ET, 09/01/2011

Romney money man on Bachmann-Jewish story: ‘No’
By Erik Wemple
Not yet.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:45 AM ET, 09/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:50 AM ET, 08/23/2011

Archbishop slams media again
By Erik Wemple
But isn’t that what we want from the media?

By Erik Wemple  |  09:50 AM ET, 08/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:45 AM ET, 07/28/2011

James O’Keefe: ‘Marriage is being challenged’
By Erik Wemple
New York Times Magazine piece catches provocateur jumping to conclusions.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:45 AM ET, 07/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:45 PM ET, 07/26/2011

Where are the tickers?
By Erik Wemple
Are news outlets deferring to the Obama administration?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:45 PM ET, 07/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 07/26/2011

How poisonous is the Murdoch brand in Britain?
By Erik Wemple
Poisoned beyond repair?

By Erik Wemple  |  11:00 AM ET, 07/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:30 AM ET, 07/26/2011

Note to HuffPo: Think before publishing
By Erik Wemple
Editor’s notes reflect editor’s jitters

By Erik Wemple  |  10:30 AM ET, 07/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:25 PM ET, 07/25/2011

New York Post’s DSK reporting: Yet shakier
By Erik Wemple
Punctured again.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:25 PM ET, 07/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:10 AM ET, 07/25/2011

‘Restructuring’ claims job of Redskins blogger
By Erik Wemple
Matt Terl, a creative voice for the Redskins, loses blog position.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:10 AM ET, 07/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:49 AM ET, 07/22/2011

Jose Antonio Vargas: Why the flack?
By Erik Wemple
What on earth for?

By Erik Wemple  |  09:49 AM ET, 07/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 07/19/2011

Murdoch Parliament coverage: Right here!
By Erik Wemple
We’re live-blogging the most pivotal moment of Rupert Murdoch’s career.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:00 AM ET, 07/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:15 PM ET, 07/18/2011

How many ways can you describe Murdoch’s enemies?
By Erik Wemple
Columnist blames “elite few” for anti-Murdoch campaign

By Erik Wemple  |  03:15 PM ET, 07/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 07/12/2011

NFL lockout: Anyone know what’s going on?
By Erik Wemple
Coverage of four-month-old labor strife has two components: anonymity, volatility.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:00 AM ET, 07/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:30 AM ET, 07/07/2011

New York Post libel suit: A story too good to check?
By Erik Wemple
The New York Post was working on an explosive story about DSK’s accuser. Did it call her lawyers?

By Erik Wemple  |  07:30 AM ET, 07/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:30 PM ET, 07/06/2011

New York Post libel suit: Part 2
By Erik Wemple
Putting another New York Post story through the libel machine

By Erik Wemple  |  02:30 PM ET, 07/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:18 PM ET, 07/01/2011

Who wrote Foxnews.com story on Media Matters?
By Erik Wemple
A point-of-view story pops up on Foxnews.com. Who wrote it?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:18 PM ET, 07/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:30 PM ET, 06/29/2011

Gallup poll results: Perhaps not that dire
By Erik Wemple
Are young people really deserting newspapers for TV news in droves? Maybe not.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:30 PM ET, 06/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:17 AM ET, 06/29/2011

Patch calendar story: The final chapter (we promise)
By Erik Wemple
Patch’s founding myth

By Erik Wemple  |  11:17 AM ET, 06/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 06/29/2011

Bias Watch: NPR’s Wal-Mart story
By Erik Wemple
Assessing Nina Totenberg’s story on the Wal-Mart ruling.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:00 AM ET, 06/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 06/29/2011

Village Voice strike hits familiar themes
By Erik Wemple
They’re protesting benefit cuts, but is that a hardship case?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:00 AM ET, 06/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:45 AM ET, 06/28/2011

Patch mogul says media disdain Patch
By Erik Wemple
Media mogul not happy with media.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:45 AM ET, 06/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 06/28/2011

Bias Watch: The Palin e-mails
By Erik Wemple
The definitive verdict on the Chris Wallace allegation.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:00 AM ET, 06/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  bias

Posted at 08:30 AM ET, 06/27/2011

The passing of the New York Times’s Week in Review
By Erik Wemple
A ceremonial resolution.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:30 AM ET, 06/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:45 AM ET, 06/27/2011

Could newspapers have saved themselves?
By Erik Wemple
An ex-editor says they blew their chance.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:45 AM ET, 06/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)